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Elections November 5, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court reverses extension of Cobb County’s absentee ballot deadline

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 4, 2024 About 3,000 Cobb County voters who did not receive their mail-in…

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Elections November 1, 2024

Surge in Cobb absentee ballot requests delays mailing, as over 3,000 remain unmailed

According to a news release from the county, Cobb Elections is taking urgent steps to handle a surge in absentee ballot requests, collaborating with postal and delivery services to expedite…

Elections November 1, 2024

Georgians voting absentee urged by election officials to drop ballots off at county drop boxes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 29, 2024 The political landscape has shifted greatly since the 2020 presidential election…

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Elections February 26, 2024

GOP backs voting by mail, yet turns to courts to restrict it in battleground states

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 25, 2024 Fearing that Democrats hold a crucial edge in ballots cast before…

2022 Elections December 3, 2022

SPLC issues statement on yesterday’s court ruling on Cobb County absentee ballots

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) issued the following statement about the ruling from Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill that extended the deadline for Cobb Elections to receive and…

2022 Elections December 2, 2022

Judge extends acceptance date on some Cobb County absentee ballots for the December 6 runoff

Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill issued an order extending the acceptance date for absentee ballots for the December 6 runoff for voters who had absentee ballot requests accepted…

2022 Elections December 2, 2022

UPDATED: SPLC, ACLU file suit over latest round of unreceived Cobb County absentee ballots

The Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union filed legal action late last night with Cobb County Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill over what they describe as…

2021 Elections October 22, 2021

Where to hand-deliver your absentee ballots

If you prefer to hand-deliver your absentee ballot for the Cobb County municipal elections and Ed-SPLOST rather than sending it through the postal service, the county posted the following information…

2020 Elections January 2, 2021

Cobb County advance vote totals as of January 1 2021

Cobb County posted the unofficial advance voting totals since early voting began on December 14, 2020 on the Cobb County website. The reported totals include the cumulative totals by day,…

2020 Elections November 24, 2020

Cobb County responds to second video circulated by Lin Wood

Cobb County responded to a second video making the rounds on social media after it was tweeted by Atlanta attorney Lin Wood. Much of the social media commentary in question,…

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